Alan Samuel Jeffrey (born 18 October 1963)[1] is a former Irish cricketer. A left-handed batsman and left-arm medium pace bowler,[1] he played 11 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1984 and 1989[2] including one first-class match[3] and three List A matches.[4]

Alan Jeffrey
Personal information
Born18 October 1963 (1963-10-18) (age 60)
Derry, Northern Ireland
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 1 3
Runs scored 12 15
Batting average 15.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 12* 15
Balls bowled 116 126
Wickets 4 2
Bowling average 15.25 43.50
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/22 2/44
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 9 October 2022

Playing career edit

Jeffrey made his debut for Ireland against the MCC in June 1984. He played against the West Indies later that month[2] and made his List A debut the following month against Surrey in the NatWest Trophy.[4] He played against Wales eleven days later, but did not play for Ireland again for almost three years.[2]

He returned to the Irish side for a match against Northamptonshire in June 1987, before playing six times in 1989.[2] This included his only first-class game, against Scotland[3] and his final List A game against Derbyshire.[4] His final game for Ireland was against Wales.[2]

Statistics edit

In all matches for Ireland, he scored 91 runs at an average of 22.75 with a top score of 28 against Wales in July 1984. He took 15 wickets at an average of 39.73, with best innings bowling figures of 3/22 against Scotland in July 1989.[2]

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